Reports Report 1490k (Event 1490-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jeffrey D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving south bound on Ridgeland in Oak Lawn all of the sudden I look up and I see this extremely bright white streaking something flying from my left. It lasted about 2 seconds and disappeared while in the air. It almost looked like it was coming down to earth around the Mokena, IL area from my position. I thought it was a crashing plane, but didn't appear to be orange flames. I decided that it was a shooting star, but was EXTREMELY CLOSE to me I wasn't sure what it was, but it was fantastic!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oak Lawn , IL |
| Latitude | 41° 42' 11.11'' N (41.703085°) |
| Longitude | 87° 46' 45.95'' W (-87.779431°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-07 22:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-12-08 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 174.62897° |
| First azimuth | 172.01983° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 166.44269° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Really bright white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |